You know how a flower needs a little rain
And how a ray of sunshine needs a window pane
You know how the ocean needs a shore to break
Well, I just feel like we all feel that way

People need people when the highs get low
The world's a bit too heavy for one shoulder to hold
The strongest souls still wear out, and the hardest hearts still break
Sometimes you ain't alright and sometimes that's okay
So if you're asking me
People need people

Somebody to call when you're too close to the edge
Somebody to catch you when you're dancing on a ledge
Somebody to pray for you, someone that you can pray for
To need and be needed, oh, I believe it's what we were made for

People need people when the highs get low
The world's a bit too heavy for one shoulder to hold
The strongest souls still wear out, and the hardest hearts still break
Sometimes you ain't alright and sometimes that's okay
So if you're asking me
People need people
People need people

Share your way with me
Swear you're safe with me
I'll be your shelter, you'll be my calmer
It's okay to need each other

People need people when the highs get low
The world's a bit too heavy for one shoulder to hold
The strongest souls still wear out, and the hardest hearts still break
Sometimes you ain't alright and sometimes that's okay
So if you're asking me
It's what else this world can be
People need people